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Copenhagen is in the oceanic climate zone (Köppen: Cfb). [73] Its weather is subject to low-pressure systems from the Atlantic which result in unstable conditions throughout the year. Apart from slightly higher rainfall from July to September, precipitation is moderate.
The purpose of the Copenhagen Climate Council is to create global awareness of the importance of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, December 2009.Leading up to this pivotal UN meeting, the Copenhagen Climate Council works on presenting innovative yet achievable solutions to climate change, as well as assess what is required to make a new global treaty effective.
A July 2006 study completed by "The Journal of Climate", determined that the melting of Greenland's ice sheets was the single largest contributor to global sea level rise. [11] The temperatures from the year 2000 to the present have caused several very large glaciers that had long been stable, to begin to melt away.
Denmark is located at a zone where air masses from a diverse range of regions congregate, giving it its temperate climate. Denmark's average temperature is 7.7 °C. Highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in Denmark
Connie Hedegaard, former president of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen (left chair to Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on 16 December) [1]. The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December.
A climate chart of Copenhagen, Denmark. The red line depicts daytime high; blue is nighttime low. Date: 2 August 2007: Source: Self-made in gnuplot . Data obtained from BBC Weather Centre. Author: Mysid
The Copenhagen Diagnosis is a climate change report written by 26 climate scientists from eight countries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was published in 2009 and was a summary of the peer-reviewed literature to date.
Copenhagen remains the largest city in Denmark with a population of 1.2 million people and a metro population of 1.99 million. Copenhagen became Denmark's capital in 1443 and now currently sits with a population density of 6,800 per square kilometre (18,000/sq mi). [10] [11] About a quarter of Danes live in the capital Copenhagen. [12]